as in extramarital
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
had an adulterous affair that nearly destroyed his marriage
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Recent Examples of adulterous
The aforementioned two seasons of Big Little Lies featured Kidman as Celeste Wright, a rich former lawyer and now Monterrey stay-at-home mom with an abusive, adulterous, and freshly dead husband that’s all based on a Liane Moriarty novel.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
Here, the series extends the fallout from a life-defining adulterous affair down the decades.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
For decades, there had been adulterous movie-star romances.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Sorcerers, lovers, traitors, heroes saintly or adulterous, iconic women of power.
—Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
Here, the series extends the fallout from a life-defining adulterous affair down the decades.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
For decades, there had been adulterous movie-star romances.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Sorcerers, lovers, traitors, heroes saintly or adulterous, iconic women of power.
—Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterous
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The impeachment trial also saw dramatic testimony about his alleged extramarital affair.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Angela Paxton had stuck by her husband through a decade of legal troubles that included state and federal corruption investigations and a 2023 state impeachment trial that publicly exposed his extramarital affair.—
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11 July 2025
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To be eligible, applicants must score 32 or better on the ACT and have a high school GPA of at least 3.9, with community service, extracurricular activities and evidence of intellectual curiosity, leadership, and creativity also considered.—
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arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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Those factors can look like children and teenagers not having access to a high-quality education or extracurricular activities like summer camps.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 July 2025
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“Adulterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterous. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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